Parts of Speech 1
A ___________ replaces a noun or another pronoun.
What is a pronoun
Identify the proper nouns in the following sentence: Mr. Smith lives in Boise, Idaho with his family.
What are Mr. Smith, Boise, Idaho
A word used to describe an action.
What is a verb
If I were answering the question: "Is Kayla a good student?", which of the following would be an important detail: A. Kayla is 13 years old. B. Kayla goes to a Catholic school. C. Kayla enjoys reading, and often asks the teacher if she can do more for extra credit.
C. What Kayla enjoys reading, and often asks the teacher if she can do more for extra credit.
Bob went to see a football game with his dad. They had been looking forward to this game for months. Their favorite team was playing. There team ended up losing. Bob was so upset. Based on the text, WHY was Bob upset?
Identify the conjunction in the following sentence:
I want to eat pizza or burgers at that restaurant.
What is or
He drove quickly... Quickly is an example of
What is an adverb.
Identify the adjective in the sentence:
They live in the beautiful house down the street.
What is beautiful
If I were answering the question: "How should a new student act on the first day of school at Burton?", which is an important detail? A. Burton is in Glendale, Arizona. B. Kids at Burton appreciate a person who is kind and friendly. C. You should have all of your information (phone number, address, etc.) ready when you come to register at Burton.
What is B. Kids at Burton appreciate a person who is kind and friendly
The girl walked down the street with her head hanging down she had just lost her first soccer game. What detail from the text can tell you how the girl was feeling?
What is her head is hanging down.
Them, yourself, mine, her, they, their, them are all examples of what part of speech?
What are pronouns
Words like Wow! Yuck!
Yikes!
What are interjections
True or false: In order for a sentence to be complete, it has to have a noun and a verb.
What is True
If I were answering the question: "Why does the author not like war?", which is an important detail? A. The author shares that he enjoys running. B. The author shares that he had a brother who went to war and was killed. C. The author shares that he wanted to join the military when he was young.
What is B. The author shares that he had a brother who went to war and was killed.
Once upon a time, dogs used to bury their bones to help keep them safe from other animals. Even though most dogs have plenty of food to eat today, their instincts still tell them to bury their bones and favorite toys. Based on the passage above, why do dogs today still hide their bones and toys?
What is The dogs want to hide there bones from other animals because their instincts tell them to.
What is the acronym we use for conjunctions?
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
What is FANBOYS
Around, above, on, near, behind are examples of
What are prepositions
True or False: Verbs can be either action words or linking words
What is true
If I were answering the question: "Why does Mark want to visit Mexico?", which is an important detail? A. Mark is a sophomore in high school. B. Mark studied Mexico in school last month. C. Mark hears his mother talk about Mexico and wishes he could see for himself.
What is C. Mark hears his mother talk about Mexico and wishes he could see for himself.
Kate stared at the giant parking lot. She couldn't remember where she parked her car. This happened every time she went to the mall. "Where could it be?" she said, "I thought it would be right here." She sat down on the ground and began to frown. What detail from the text tells you how she feels?
What is a frown
The, a, and an are all examples of...
What is an article
What does an adverb do? Give one example
What is Modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
Towards the door, On top of the mountain, Across the street are examples of.
What are prepositional phrases
Sally made 65 cookies. She was very excited to bring them to school and share with her friends. She hid them in her book bag and when it was time for lunch, she opened her bag. She was sad to see that the cookies had broken into little pieces. How was Sallly feeling when she left for school?
What is excited
Shanay had never seen so many fish before. She looked around at the huge tanks and could see hundreds of fish, crabs, shrimp, and all other amazing creatures completely surrounding her. She never thought she could feel like she was completely underwater, yet still be completely dry. Where do you think she is?
What is an aquarium